When you buy a new piece of jewelry there can be the temptation to wear it constantly.

Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Mount Sinai Hospital, Marina I. Peredo, M.D.

explained that metals can be irritating on the skin.

rings on a pink background

“Rings come in completely caked with lotion, and with dirt under the prongs.

They highlight that you should consider cleaning your pieces every two weeks with a deeper clean once a month.

This may be free depending on where you bought your pieces.

Woman drying her hair

Cleaning a ring